Legal challenges against President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban mounted Thursday as Washington state said it would renew its request to block the executive order. It came a day after Hawaii launched its own lawsuit, and Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said both Oregon and New York had asked to join his state’s legal
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Trump’s quiet economic crisis
Steve Glickman, John Lettieri, “We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and to restore its promise for all of our people.” The opening words of President Trump’s inaugural address likely foreshadow the theme for his first address before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday – an
Republican Business Tax Reform: Less Government in Businesses’ Wallets - and Yours
Seton Motley, Congress hasn’t done major tax reform since 1986. We are WAY past due. And it is WAY past necessary. The current tax code is an economy-stifling combination of sky-high rates – and stupid mandates and stipulations. Most of what our government has ensconced in tax law – works to drive businesses out of
Trump’s Ticket to Bolstering U.S. Jobs
Jim Burnley, President Reagan, who I served as Secretary of Transportation, entered office backed by millions of citizens who wanted government to put hard-working Americans first and make jobs a priority. Today, President Donald Trump finds himself in nearly the same position: with a mandate from the people to put American jobs first. At the
Trump, The FTC and Unleashing The U.S. Economy
Ken Blackwell, After a stunning win in a change election, President Trump is off to a fast start implementing major change. The President and his administration are moving aggressively to implement pro-growth policies that will boost our economy after years of a sluggish recovery. An essential part of unleashing the economy is putting in place
California Governor Jerry Brown Asks President Trump for Help
AWR Hawkins, On Friday, California Governor Jerry Brown sought federal help from President Trump by asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to declare “a major disaster” in California in light of the damage done by recent storms. The East Bay Times reports: “Brown formally requested the declaration for the series of storms striking the state between
Congressional Tax Tricks on Their Way Out
Steve Sherman, The last few years politicians have been attempting to pull a fast one on small business owners by forcing them to adopt an accounting method which drives revenue into the coffers of the federal treasury – at least on paper. It’s called “Accrual Accounting” and the simple way to look at it is
The ‘Border Adjustment Tax’: Great Tax Reform – That Gets Us Great Trade Reform
Seton Motley, Our nation’s tax code is a nightmare mess of thorny brambles. Interwoven with other thorny brambles. Behind a high wall of thorny brambles. It is anti-citizen. And it is anti-anything-productive citizens choose to do – up to and especially including engaging in anything having to do with business. Many, many facets of our